John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton
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John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton was a 19th-century English Catholic historian, politician, and moralist best known for the dictum "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely."
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
Catholic
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human ⓘ liberal ⓘ moralist ⓘ peer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton
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Lord Acton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1834-01-10 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
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Naples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1902-06-19 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Kingdom of Bavaria
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Tegernsee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editorOf | The Cambridge Modern History NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Oscott College
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Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich ⓘ
surface form:
University of Munich
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| employer |
Cambridge University
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surface form:
University of Cambridge
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| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| familyName | Dalberg-Acton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Sir Ferdinand Richard Edward Acton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
modern history
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moral philosophy ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| fullName | John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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French ⓘ German ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
liberty
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relationship between power and morality ⓘ |
| memberOf |
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
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House of Lords ⓘ |
| mother | Marie Louise Pelline de Dalberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | classical liberalism ⓘ |
| nobleRank | baron ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Baron Acton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | dictum "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Lectures on Modern History
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The History of Freedom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 5 ⓘ |
| occupation |
editor
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historian ⓘ moral philosopher ⓘ politician ⓘ professor ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | British Liberal Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Member of Parliament for Carlow Borough
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Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| spouse | Marie von Arco-Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studentOf | Ignaz von Döllinger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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